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Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile will lead an all-star band on a once-in-a-lifetime tour of North...
Neunaber Iconoclast Speaker Emulator Review
Going direct and getting a realistic speaker sound used to mean either using a plug-in that ate up...
Record Review: Quiet Hooves
Quiet Hooves Saddle Up Athens, GA “Weird, endearingly awkward pop” Quiet Hooves don’t come from left field, they reside there. For the band’s most recent full-length, Saddle Up, the story is a weird...
Record Review: Pegasus Dream
Pegasus Dream Painting Pantheons Portland, OR “A PDX pop opus” Listening to Painting Pantheons, you’ll find similarities between vocalist JT Lindsey’s multi-tracked pipes and those of Kevin Barnes...
Record Review: Mr. Pauer
Mr. Pauer Soundtrack Miami, FL “Caribbean TRON” Miami-based DJ and producer Mr. Pauer’s latest composite of electro-funk and Durango dubstep has the power to move even the staunchest of wallflowers....
Record Review: Megan Slankard
Megan Slankard A Token of the Wreckage San Francisco, CA “Sultry, warm with a golden glow” Megan Slankard releases her fourth record in good company, aided by engineers David Bryson (Counting Crows)...
Record Review: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Go Down Under Los Angeles, CA “Throw some covers on the barbie…” Having resorted to “sequel” albums in recent years, it was starting to seem as though Me First and the...
Record Review: Mark Bethune
Mark Bethune Rattlebox Sessions 1 & 2 San Francisco, CA “Rattlebox and Hum” With a total of 20 minutes between them, you wouldn’t expect Mark Bethune’s Rattlebox Sessions 1 to be markedly...
Record Review: Marc Robillard
Marc Robillard Left London Halifax, NS “Brutally honest but beautifully done” Left London is Marc Robillard’s tribute to the city, and what a city it must be to have inspired such a soulful and...
Record Review: The Globes
The Globes Future Self Seattle/Spokane, WA “Electronically vibrant and edgy” Right out of the gate, The Globes explode, delivering a montage of artistic energy. The songs are punchy, exciting and...
Record Review: Generation Bass Presents
Generation Bass Presents Transnational Dubstep Various Locations “The international house party” The same way that techno has changed since the days of Darude and “Sandstorm” in the late ’90s,...
Record Review: Fleeting Trance
Fleeting Trance Charm Oakland, CA “Entertaining exploration and appreciation of styles” On their third effort, Fleeting Trance explores Americana, folk, punk and reggae. Experimental without ever...